Freshmen classes are more diverse, but enrollments are largely down
Christian Brothers University hosted several orientation sessions this summer. The freshmen class is about 220 people, down from a high of 391 in 2019. (Submitted)
Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Memphis, for example, had fallen about 11% between 2016 and last fall when it reported having 14,366 students.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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